Nice custom .458
- Thread starter Rob
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BigUglyMan
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- New Scotland
Must have a belly on it like a pregnant cow!
I prefer factory rifles (creative engineering to meet a specific budget) but I can still appreciate custom rifles (unlimited expense). And Dorleac is producing some of the very best custom rifles in the world today, putting many of the over-hyped North American (ACGG) makers to shame.
http://www.dorleac-dorleac.com/arme/stutzen-mauser-98-kurz/
http://www.dorleac-dorleac.com/arme/stutzen-mauser-98-kurz/
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I stand in awe.
By the way, something was lost in culture, something big. I mean if you look past all the custom things, just look at these lines and machining and design. The chunk of steel is the same now as it was 100 years ago, but man these old folks could sculpt a chunk of iron with elegance and now its all "square, square, square, drilled whole".
By the way, something was lost in culture, something big. I mean if you look past all the custom things, just look at these lines and machining and design. The chunk of steel is the same now as it was 100 years ago, but man these old folks could sculpt a chunk of iron with elegance and now its all "square, square, square, drilled whole".
I always saw the 458 in a utilitarian/working gun. Not fancy at all, but all business and flawless in function.
An unaltered military M98 with original military safety, Lyman all-steel receiver sight, 21" bbl, plain walnut checkered stock rather beefy in proportion with short forend and bbl band from swivel thingy sound about right.
An unaltered military M98 with original military safety, Lyman all-steel receiver sight, 21" bbl, plain walnut checkered stock rather beefy in proportion with short forend and bbl band from swivel thingy sound about right.
- Location
- Somewhere on the Hudson Bay Coast
Everyone has different tastes, and that's a good thing. The OPs featured rifle doesn't appeal to me, but for those who appreciate those lines and features, enjoy. To my way of thinking, a .458 fills a specific niche, and is at its best with a heavy, straight grained, cross bolted wood stock, or a synthetic, with a reduced LOP. The barrel should lean towards carbine length, provided the barrel contour is sufficient to maintain the balance of the piece. Lots of folks appreciate the barrel mounted sling, as did as a youngster, until I began using the sling as a shooting aid, so now I'm in the habit of mounting the front swivel to the radius of the forend, a position far enough forward to prevent recoil induced injury to the supporting hand. You might question the wisdom of slinging up when shooting a .458, but most shooting, even big bore shooting is deliberate, rather than snap shooting. Since the use of optics is all but universal, a split bridge leaves something to be desired, and as much as I appreciate redundant systems in case things go wrong, an aperture and an express sight strikes me as over the top; but then my 602 has both; it came with the express sights, and I prefer a ghost ring.
